Door securer



Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOI-IN W. EMERSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

noon snconnn. y t y Application led February 9, 1924. Serial No.691,582.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN IV. EirnnsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DoorSecurers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to door' securers which are particularly adaptedfor ruse in locking doors where locks and keys are not provided. Theobject is to provide a door securer which may be carried in the pocketand be easily applied by a persen traveling about from place to place; adoor securer which will positively stay in lockedposition and secure thedoor to the jamb, and which is simple and durable in construction.

This object, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which Figure l is afront elevation of adoor r and door jamb having my Vimproved door securer applied thereto,

Figure 2 a horizontal section through the door and `iamb showing thedoorsecurer as it .is applied for securing the door to the jamb. Y

Referring to the drawings, l indicates a door jainb, 2 the door, 3 myimproved door securer which is composed of a jamb member i provided withspikes 5 and a shoulder 6 which are adapted to engage the door jamb. Thespikes 5 dig into the side of the door jamb while the shoulder 6 abutsthe front of the door jamb. A locking member 7 has one end hinged to thejamb member at 8 and is provided with a notch 9 adjacent the hinge 8.The other end 10 of the locking member abuts the door and holds it in aclosed position.

A U-shaped catch 11 is pivoted to the jamb member at 12 and is adaptedto swing` into engagement with notch 9. The catch is preferably madefrom a U-shaped spring wire and its pivotal connection is made bydrilling holes 13 at opposite sides of the j amb member and insertingbent ends 14 of the spring wire therein.

To apply my improved door se-curer in position to secure a door to thejamb, the device is placed between the door and j amb as shown in Figure2. The door is then closed in the usual manner. This movement will forcethe spikes of the jamb member into the door jamb and the shoulder intoabutment with the front of the jamb. The locking member is then swunginto its locking position and the catch swung on its pivot and snappedinto notch 9. The door is then rigidly secured to the jamb.

A door securer constructed as above described may be convenientlycarried in the pocket; may be easily'applied to any door jamb and willnot be unlocked by jars or vibrations of the door.

liVhile I have described my invention as taking a particular form, itwill be understood that the various parts may changed without departingfrom the spiritthereof, and hence I do not limit `myself to the preciseconstruction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A door secure-r including a amb memberprovided with spikes for engagement with a door jamb; a locking memberhinged to the jamb member and having a notch therein paralleling thehinge, and a catch in the form of a U-shaped member pivoted on the jambmember and adapted to swing into engagement witlrthe notch and hold thelocking member in locking position.

2. A door securer including a jamb member provided with' spikes and a.shoulder for engagement with a door jamb; a locking member hinged on thejamb member and having a notch therein adjacent the hinge, and a. catchpivoted on the jamb member adjacent the ,shoulder and adapt-ed to swinginto engagement with the notch and hold the c locking member in lockingposition.

3. A door securer including a jamb member provided with spikes and ashoulder for engagement with a door jamb; a locking member hinged. onthe jamb member beyond the shoulder, and a spring wire hav ing its endspivoted in the jamb member between said shoulder and the hingedconnection with the locking member and adapted to swing into engagementwith the locking member and hold it in locking position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN W. EMERSON,

